Who else DOESN'T have a baby??

[PinksMommy]

I'm feeling kind of out in the cold here. I'm big, fat, whiny, 42 weeks, every day people keep predicting that it will be the day and it still isn't.
My DH has been sleeping all day because "he doesn't feel good" : How the hell does he think I feel????
I tell you, I feel sad. And fed up. I feel like a failure. I just want my baby out.

[Wild Flowers]

40 weeks 5 days, on second day of prodromal labor. My kids are going nuts, and I may join them shortly. My midwife thinks it could be days, I was checked, even though i didn't want to be checked this time, 3 cm. I was so hoping that all these contractions would do SOMETHING, but they really haven't. So all I am hoping for right now, well besides a baby, is sleep, precious precious sleep.

[lunabelly]

39w,1d. Not past my due date yet, but miserably uncomfortable.

[firstwomantomars]

I'm here

Only 39 weeks and 4 days but I have been in prodomal labor for many many hours most days and nights for the past three weeks!

I'm trying to be patient but feeling like I am in early labor for this long is quite uncomfortabe!

Wishing a beautiful labor and birth to all (sometime VERY soon!)!

[DayDreamer]

I'm still baby-less. I'm 41w2d. This is the most pregnant I've ever been...the longest past my EDD. I'm miserable. I keep losing goops of mucous and have stronger and stronger BH but other than that I have no sign of anything happening soon. It's so depressing because I'm just ready to be done. I feel like I'm going to be pregnant forever.

[Wild Flowers]

Why does it seem like those of us on our thrid babies are all having prodromal labor? Why? Is this some sort of punishment?

[sparkprincess]

I'll be 39 weeks tomorrow so I know I really shouldn't complain. I don't know how you 40+ weekers are doing it! My hat is off to you ladies.

I've been feeling pretty good up until the last few days. Losing bits of my mucus plug and feeling lots of pressure. It hurts to even roll over in bed, etc, etc. You all know what I'm talking about!!

Say it with me: "I can't be pregnant forever, I can't be pregnant forever, I can't be pregnant forever".....

[avaylee]

My due date is tomorrow... I think I'll be able to deal with it for a few more days, but I don't know how you 41+ weekers are doing it.

Beyond the obvious "I'm ready to meet my baby now!", I want to be able to get out of bed without feeling like a beetle stuck on it's back!

[MotheringHeart]

I won't be 39 weeks until Wednesday. (hiding) I'm not even so miserable because I've been telling myself the baby can't get here until after Friday 'cause that's when my parents get here.

I don't know how you 41+ weekers are doing it, really. I think I'd be about to go INSANE.

ps As for prodromal labor, I've been having it for about two weeks now. For third pregnancies and on it is VERY common and gets worse everytime. Just so you know, you aren't alone!!!

[MrsTC]

Here to whine, too, about not having a baby.

Alissa, you inspire me with your patience, woman. Even when you vent about not having a baby yet, you're so kind about it. You haven't expressed any resentment or anything, and you've been waiting a long time. I don't know how you do it...if it's just your personality or the support you're getting...but my hat's off to ya!

Prodromal labor is getting to be a joke around here...if it takes 4 weeks of (arguably) weak labor to get this baby out, maybe that's the way she's going to enter the world??? Gosh I hope not! But at this point, my psychic abilities are tapped out and I honestly don't forsee in the near future my body actually birthing this baby out. Really. With ds I knew it was coming, just not exactly when...but with this baby, I don't see it ever happening. How's that for irrational?

I see my midwife Monday and I'm having her check my cervix to see if the prodromal labor is doing anything...not because it means a thing if I'm thinned out or dialated, but because it will give the controlling side of my brain its "numbers" fix and hopefully it will shut up for a while and I can live another week in denial that I'm even pregnant. If I stay off the computer and out of sight of the general public.

Bah!

[yaboobarb]

I am 40 weeks on Wednesday and having strong braxton hicks ctx all of the time. I have been at 3 cm and +1 station for 3 weeks!!!!!!!

My other two baby's came a a WEEK early, and I am sooooooo dissapointed that this baby i snot here yat.

I have fast labors and my husband spent all of last week at home --
using up sick days because he was scared to go to work and miss the birth.

The worst is that I am afraid to use the hot water for anything in the house
(showers etc) because I am scared that my birth pool won't fill!!!

This baby is just too happy in there. I can fel her/ him playing around and hiccuping happily !!!!!!

Grrrrrrrrrr :

[amj'smommy]

39w 4d here.... I'm not feeling overly anxious to have him yet... although I'm not 40+ weeks like alot of you mama's I've gone over my edd with all 3 dc so I'm pretty sure I will with this little guy too.

[PinksMommy]

Well, I have a baby now. As-of-yet unnamed baby boy, born at home in water at 3:49pm CST today. 20.5 inches long and.....11lbs.!!!!!!

[wyrdsister]

Originally Posted by PinksMommy

Well, I have a baby now. As-of-yet unnamed baby boy, born at home in water at 3:49pm CST today. 20.5 inches long and.....11lbs.!!!!!!

Congratulations!

I'm happy to hear about other mommas finally meeting their little ones--it gives me hope!

--Summer

[ccohenou]

Congrats!
I'm 40 weeks today, no baby here yet...

[Nani]

I'll be 40 weeks on Friday. Ugh. Same here, I feel more and more like I'm turning into a gelatenous blob of can't-do-anything-anymore wet sponge. Plus I have to go out and spend more money on a new birthing pool today as the racoons tore mine up a couple of days ago.
Since about 4 days ago I get bad, bad swelling in my extremities, it looks like about a 1.5 inch extra circumfence to my legs. I bum around the house now, completely unmotivated and getting more scared of birthing as this baby grows larger. Sometimes I just have to give up turning around in bed, cuz I just can't-period. Dh has a couple of large jobs coming up, which in itself is good news, but I also want his attention all the time, I've become whiny and depressed. Poor dh.
And I'm not even over 40 weeks yet! I have lots of bh's.

What is the difference between bh's and prodromal labor???

And what do you do to stay sane at the end of the road here???

[DayDreamer]

Originally Posted by PinksMommy

Well, I have a baby now. As-of-yet unnamed baby boy, born at home in water at 3:49pm CST today. 20.5 inches long and.....11lbs.!!!!!!

Congratulations!

Originally Posted by Nani

I'll be 40 weeks on Friday. Ugh. Same here, I feel more and more like I'm turning into a gelatenous blob of can't-do-anything-anymore wet sponge. Plus I have to go out and spend more money on a new birthing pool today as the racoons tore mine up a couple of days ago.
Since about 4 days ago I get bad, bad swelling in my extremities, it looks like about a 1.5 inch extra circumfence to my legs. I bum around the house now, completely unmotivated and getting more scared of birthing as this baby grows larger. Sometimes I just have to give up turning around in bed, cuz I just can't-period. Dh has a couple of large jobs coming up, which in itself is good news, but I also want his attention all the time, I've become whiny and depressed. Poor dh.
And I'm not even over 40 weeks yet! I have lots of bh's.

What is the difference between bh's and prodromal labor???

And what do you do to stay sane at the end of the road here???

I'm right there with you. I am becoming more depressed as each day goes by with nothing happening.

I have no idea what prodromal labor really is. I can't help but think that's what I'm experiencing though.

As far as staying sane, I've been making myself go out at least once every few days. I might go to lunch/dinner, go see my parents, something to get OUT of the house.

[yaboobarb]

My sister said something today that makes alot of sense...

She said that we need to HATE being pregnant more than we are afraid of birth.

We have to get to the point where we are saying to our selves...
"Anything would be better than this!"

:


I am there...

[lunabelly]

Originally Posted by PinksMommy

Well, I have a baby now. As-of-yet unnamed baby boy, born at home in water at 3:49pm CST today. 20.5 inches long and.....11lbs.!!!!!!

Congratulations!

What a relief it must be to finally have your baby here! Can't wait to hear baby's name and birth story. Hopefully, we're all just two steps behind you.

[sparkprincess]

Oh DayDreamer, Nani, I'm right there with you!! The swelling started to get really bad yesterday. I'm miserable and in pain!!! I hate swelling so much.

I sent my dh off to the store armed with a shopping list. I'm going to try watermelon and nettle tea. Someone else suggested a bath with epsom salts. I'm also having him pick up a pineapple - to get things moving. If it doesn't work at least I'll be able to console myself with some tasty fruit.